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Acquist vs Acquest - What's the difference?

acquist | acquest |

As nouns the difference between acquist and acquest

is that acquist is acquisition; gain while acquest is acquisition; the thing gained.

acquist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Acquisition; gain.

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    acquest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (legal) property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
    • (John Bouvier)

    Usage notes

    Bouvier, 1856, [http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier_a.htm] from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets .

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